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Mark Christopher Thompson

Mark Christopher Thompson

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
60
Citations
11750
World Ranking
705
National Ranking
30

Overview

Mark Christopher Thompson is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has a significant publication record in the field of engineering, with a primary focus on fluid dynamics and related subjects. They have contributed extensively to computational mechanics, aerospace engineering, environmental engineering, control and systems engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
  • Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Vibration and Dynamic Analysis
  • Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies
  • Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer

They have published numerous papers in frequent venues, underscoring a sustained engagement with specific journals. The primary publication venues are:

  • Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
  • International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
  • Journal of Fluids and Structures
  • Thermal Science and Engineering Progress

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Mark Christopher Thompson include the following:

  • Two- and three-dimensional wake transitions of a NACA0012 airfoil, 2023, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Surface Water Dynamics from Space: A Round Robin Intercomparison of Using Optical and SAR High-Resolution Satellite Observations for Regional Surface Water Detection, 2022, Remote Sensing
  • Flow-induced vibrations of a pitching and plunging airfoil, 2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics
  • Bluff Bodies and Wake-Wall Interactions, 2020, Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
  • The generation and conservation of vorticity: deforming interfaces and boundaries in two-dimensional flows, 2020, Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Collaboration has been a significant aspect of their research career, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Kerry Hourigan
  • David Burton
  • Jisheng Zhao
  • S.J. Terrington
  • Gazy F. Al-Sumaily

Best Publications

  • Three-dimensional instabilities in the wake of a circular cylinder

    Mark Thompson;Kerry Hourigan;John Sheridan

  • An adaptive multigrid technique for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations

    M. C. Thompson;J. H. Ferziger

  • Reynolds number and aspect ratio effects on the leading-edge vortex for rotating insect wing planforms

    Robert Richard Harbig;John Sheridan;Mark Christopher Thompson

  • Flow past a cylinder close to a free surface

    Paul J Reichl;Kerry Hourigan;Mark Christopher Thompson

  • THE PHYSICAL MECHANISM OF TRANSITION IN BLUFF BODY WAKES

    Mark C Thompson;Thomas Leweke;Charles H K Williamson

  • The beginning of branching behaviour of vortex-induced vibration during two-dimensional flow

    Justin Scott Leontini;Mark Christopher Thompson;Kerry Hourigan

  • Kinematics and dynamics of sphere wake transition

    Mark C Thompson;Thomas Leweke;Michel Provansal

  • From spheres to circular cylinders: the stability and flow structures of bluff ring wakes

    Gregory J Sheard;Mark C Thompson;Kerry Hourigan

  • SELF-SUSTAINED OSCILLATIONS IN FLOWS AROUND LONG BLUNT PLATES

    Kerry Hourigan;Mark C Thompson;Boon T Tan

  • The performance of different turbulence models (URANS, SAS and DES) for predicting high-speed train slipstream

    Shibo Wang;James R. Bell;David Burton;Astrid H. Herbst

  • Wind tunnel analysis of the slipstream and wake of a high-speed train

    James Robin Bell;David Matthew Burton;Mark Christopher Thompson;Astrid H Herbst

  • Wake state and energy transitions of an oscillating cylinder at low Reynolds number

    Justin Scott Leontini;Bronwyn Elaine Stewart;Mark Christopher Thompson;Kerry Hourigan

  • Low-Reynolds-number wakes of elliptical cylinders: from the circular cylinder to the normal flat plate

    Mark Christopher Thompson;Alexander Radi;Anirudh Rao;John Sheridan

  • Moving model analysis of the slipstream and wake of a high-speed train

    James Robin Bell;David Matthew Burton;Mark Christopher Thompson;Astrid H Herbst

  • Three-dimensional transition in the wake of a transversely oscillating cylinder

    Justin Scott Leontini;Mark Christopher Thompson;Kerry Hourigan

  • Aerodynamic sources of acoustic resonance in a duct with baffles

    K. Hourigan;M.C. Welsh;M.C. Thompson;A.N. Stokes

  • Three-dimensional transition in the wake of bluff elongated cylinders

    Kris Ryan;Mark Christopher Thompson;Kerry Hourigan

  • Cardiogenesis of Embryonic Stem Cells with Liquid Marble Micro‐Bioreactor

    Fatemeh Sarvi;Kanika Jain;Tina Akbarzadeh Arbatan;Paul John Verma

  • A review of rotating cylinder wake transitions

    Anirudh Rao;Alexander Radi;Justin Scott Leontini;Mark Christopher Thompson

  • Interactions of the wakes of two spheres placed side by side

    Lionel Schouveiler;Andrew Brydon;Thomas Leweke;Mark Christopher Thompson

  • Low Froude number frequency response of the wake for flow past a cylinder close to a free surface

    Paul J Reichl;Kerry Hourigan;Mark C Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

Kerry Hourigan
Kerry Hourigan Monash University
Rajneesh Bhardwaj
Rajneesh Bhardwaj Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Murray Rudman
Murray Rudman Monash University
Brian Falzon
Brian Falzon RMIT University
Simon C. Watkins
Simon C. Watkins University of Pittsburgh
Feng Liu
Feng Liu University of California, Irvine
Amit Agrawal
Amit Agrawal Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Jens Nørkær Sørensen
Jens Nørkær Sørensen Technical University of Denmark
John Rarity
John Rarity University of Bristol
Chongwu Zhou
Chongwu Zhou University of Southern California

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